"Runaways by Vaughan and Alphona is one of my favorite Marvel runs of the past ten plus years," Humphries told Comics Alliance.

"I nicked a couple elements from it for Uncanny X-Force - the marginal, outsider status of the team, the Los Angeles location, and I almost grabbed a character (who may show up down the line).

"Now we get Adrian, and I couldn't be more psyched. [Current Uncanny X-Force artist] Ron Garney is the co-father of mutant ninja noir and is difficult to follow, but Adrian is a great addition to our twisted little family."